{"id":708,"date":"2021-02-20T08:04:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T07:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=708"},"modified":"2021-02-20T08:04:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T07:04:58","slug":"nigeria-records-662-new-cases-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/20\/nigeria-records-662-new-cases-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria records 662 new cases of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the battle against COVID-19 continues, Nigeria has recorded 662 new cases of the deadly virus in 22 states and the federal capital territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in his daily update on Friday, February 19.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 167\u00a0 while the FCT recorded 116 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/01\/31\/ekiti-orders-compulsory-covid-19-test-for-catarrh-cough-patients\/\">fresh cases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other states with fresh cases include Ogun-45, Kano-44, Akwa Ibom-35, Edo-34, Rivers-27, Kaduna-23, Osun-23, Kwara-22, Taraba-22, Oyo-20, Ondo-19, Plateau-14, Abia-11, Imo-11, Nasarawa-7, Niger-6, Bayelsa-5, Delta-5, Enugu-3, Ekiti-2 and\u00a0Jigawa-1.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria now has 150,908 confirmed cases. 127,500 patients have been treated and discharged while 1,813 deaths have been recorded so far.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, WITHIN NIGERIA reported that the Kano State Government is planning to appoint <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/01\/31\/kano-to-introduce-covid-19-marshals\/\">COVID-19 marshals to enforce safety protocols<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. 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